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What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?

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There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
HORACE

Perfect Perfect Happiness
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
HORACE

Enjoy God Mean Wealth
What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.
HORACE

Eye Mind Trust
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
HORACE

Guest Storm Willing
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
HORACE

Inspirational Life Motivational
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
HORACE

Conceited Race Self
I praise her (Fortune) while she lasts; if she shakes her quick wings, I resign what she has given, and take refuge in my own virtue, and seek honest undowered Poverty.
HORACE

Last Poverty Wing
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
HORACE

Arrows Intent Mark People
I have erected amonument more lasting than bronze.
HORACE

Appreciation Bronze Country People
Who’s started has half finished.
HORACE

Finish Half Start
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
HORACE

Attitude Relax Soul
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
HORACE

Envy Punishment Tyrant
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
HORACE

Men Time Year
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
HORACE

Depress People Think
A good resolve will make any port.
HORACE

Adversity Port Resolve
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
HORACE

Aim Brevity Obscure

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